General microhardness indentation theory for multilayer contacts

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Engel, Peter A ^a   Yang, Qian ^a  

^a State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

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EID: 0001979811     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2832459     Document Type: Article

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